Film actor, born in West Germany. He grew up in New Jersey from the age of two, took up acting in the mid-1970s, and got some small parts in film and television. After moving to Los Angeles, he became widely known for his role as David Addison in the television series Moonlighting (19859). He made his film debut in Blind Date (1987), and achieved star status following his role in the first of the Die Hard series (1988, 1990, 1995). Later films include Pulp Fiction (1994), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Bandits (2001), and Sin City (2005). He was married to actress Demi Moore (198798).
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Bruce Willis
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Bruce Willis greeting soldiers
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Birth name
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Walter Bruce Ashton Willis
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Born
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March 19, 1955 (age 51)
Idar-Oberstein, West Germany (U.S. Military Base)
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Height
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6 ft (1.83 m)
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Notable roles
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John McClane in the
Die Hard series,
Joe Hallenbeck in
The Last Boy Scout,
Butch Coolidge in
Pulp Fiction,
James Cole in
Twelve Monkeys,
The Jackal in
The Jackal,
Harry S.
Filmography
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1980
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The First Deadly Sin
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Unknown rule
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Extra
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1982
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The Verdict
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Courtroom Observer
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Extra
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1985
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A Guru Comes
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Unknown rule
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Extra
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1987
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Blind Date
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Walter Davis
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1988
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The Return of Bruno
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Bruno Radolini
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Sunset
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Tom Mix
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Die Hard
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John McClane
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1989
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That's Adequate
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Himself
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Cameo
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In Country
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Emmett Smith
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Look Who's Talking
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Mikey
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Voice
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1990
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Die Hard 2
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John McClane
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Look Who's Talking Too
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Mikey
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Voice
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Peter Fallow
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1991
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Mortal Thoughts
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James Urbanski
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Hudson Hawk
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Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
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Billy Bathgate
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Bo Weinberg
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The Last Boy Scout
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Joseph Cornelius 'Joe' Hallenbeck
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1992
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The Player
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Himself
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Cameo
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Death Becomes Her
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Dr. Ernest Menville
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1993
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
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John McClane
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Cameo
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Striking Distance
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Tom Hardy
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1994
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North
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Narrator
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Color of Night
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Dr. Bill Capa
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Pulp Fiction
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Butch Coolidge
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Nobody's Fool
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Carl Roebuck
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1995
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Die Hard with a Vengeance
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John McClane
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Four Rooms
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Leo
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Twelve Monkeys
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James Cole
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1996
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Last Man Standing
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John Smith
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Beavis and Butt-head Do America
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Muddy Grimes
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Voice
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1997
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The Fifth Element
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Korben Dallas
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The Jackal
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The Jackal
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1998
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Mercury Rising
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Art Jeffries
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Armageddon
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Harry S. Stamper
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The Siege
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Major General William Devereaux
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Apocalypse
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Trey Kincaid
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1999
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Franky Goes to Hollywood
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Himself
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Short subject
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Breakfast of Champions
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Dwayne Hoover
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The Sixth Sense
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Dr. Malcolm Crowe
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The Story of Us
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Ben Jordan
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2000
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The Whole Nine Yards
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Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski
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Producer
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The Kid
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Russell Duritz
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Unbreakable
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David Dunn
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2001
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Bandits
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Joe Blake
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2002
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Hart's War
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Col. Waters
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Rugrats Go Wild!
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Spike
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Voice
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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William Rose Bailey
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Cameo
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2004
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The Whole Ten Yards
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Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski
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Ocean's Twelve
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Himself
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Cameo
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2005
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Hostage
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Jeff Talley
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Producer
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Sin City
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John Hartigan
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2006
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Alpha Dog
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Sonny Truelove
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Post-production
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16 Blocks
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Jack Mosley
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Producer
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Lucky Number Slevin
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Mr. Goodkat
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Over the Hedge
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RJ
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Voice
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2007
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The Astronaut Farmer
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Unknown rule
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Post-production
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Perfect Stranger
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Harrison Hill
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Filming
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Live Free or Die Hard
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John McClane
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Producer, in production
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Morgan's Summit
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Unknown rule
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Attached, pre-production
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Discography
The Return of Bruno, 1987, Razor &
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